Bala Devi shines for Manipur

NEYVELI, Mar 1 : N.G. Bala Devi scored five goals, including four in succession, as defending champion Manipur thrashed Madhya Pradesh 12-0 in a league fixture of the 17th senior National women’s football championship, organised by the Cuddalore District Football Association along with its womens wing, at Bharathi Stadium here on Saturday.

Tababi Devi slammed in four goals, while Waobi Chanu (2) and Kamala Devi (1) were the other scorers.

Other results:


West Bengal 8 (Adhuri Khatoon, Sujitha Kar (4), Chilpidea, Joya Roy, Sharmila) bt Chandigarh 0.
Orissa 5 (Sradhanjali Samntroy (3), incl. hat-trick, Pinky Bompal (2)) bt Tripura 0.